Eye-shade



W A. CARLETON. EYE SHADE.

APPLIC!\T|0N FILED 05c. 20, 1920.

1,401,758, Patented Dec. 27,1921.

- INVENTORY WITNESSES [AL/7. CAPLETON g N i F E stares l arnerEYE-SHADE;

Specification of Letters Patent,

.Pat'ented Dec. 2'7, 1921.

Application filed December 20, 1920. Serial No. 432,003.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM ARTHUR CARLETON,a citizen of the United States, and resident of Governors Island, NewYork, have invented a new and Improved Eye- Shade, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

In connection with eye shades it is a well appreciated fact thatconsiderable difiiculty has been experienced in constructing a device ofthis character, which would not alone prevent the glare of light raysfalling upon the eyes of the wearer from a line substantially in frontand above him, but would also preclude any danger of what might betermed side glare.

Als these devices have, when not in use, or while being transported,presented certain difiiculties in that, due to the curvature of theirbodies they did not lend themselves readily to being sent through themail, as

for instance, in the nature of an. advertisement, or being carried inthe pocket of the person using the same.

Having this in mind, I have now constructed an eye shade, which willprimarily be capable of being put on the market at an extremely lowfigure.

A further object of my invention is the provision of a device of thischaracter which will preclude side glare thus avoiding a commonobjection to devices of this nature.

A still further object of my invention is the construction of an eyeshield which may readily be folded to permit of its being carried in thepocket or sent in an envelop.

Further objects of my invention will appear in the annexed specificationand drawings, which latter present one practical embodiment of myinvention, and 1n which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of my device inapplied position upon the head of a wearer.

Fig. 2 illustrates the eye shade in extended position, and

Fig. 8 shows the same when foldedPrepar:

ator 1 to beinginserted into an envelop so as to-be capable of beingplaced in a pocket.

In these views the reference numeral 5 1ndicates the body of the shadewhich is provided with a cut out portion 6 conforming to the contour ofthe forehead.

Tabs 7 may conveniently form an integral portion of the body 5, and arepositioned adacent the side edges of this body. The tabs are capable ofa hinged or'swinging connection along the lines 8 which may beaccomplished by weakening the material of which the shade isconstructed,at this point.

The shade may be made of any desirable material, but is preferablyconstructed of a heavy card or paper, so as to be capable of being puton the market at an extremely low figure, and 'aconventional resilientstrip 9 may extend between andbe connectedto points adjacent the outeredges of the tabs17.

Thus it will be appreciated, reference being had to Fig. 1, that I haveprovided an eye shade in which'the body portion 5 will serve to protectthe eyes of the wearer from front and downward glare, the tabs 7preventing side glare from reaching the eyes of the person to the headof WllOIIlthlS shade is applied, the shade being retained in thisposition by virtue of the strip 9 encircling the head of the wearer.

Obviously by virtue of the construction provided, a device may readilybe folded to be placed inan envelop, or the pocket of the wearer, anditis to be noted that the cutout portion 6 terminates at a point short ofthe lines of folding 8, so that the shoulder 10 is provided which willserve to space the tabs 7 from the head of the wearer and avoid dis- 1agreeable pressure.

Obviously numerous modifications of structure might readily be resortedto with-

